Psychoneuroendocrinology
Volume 32, Issue 5 , Pages 480-492 , June 2007

Neuroprotective effects of estradiol in hippocampal neurons and glia of middle age mice

  • Flavia Saravia

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Neuroendocrine Biochemistry, Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental, 1428 Buenos Aires, Argentina
    • Department of Human Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Buenos Aires, 1033 Buenos Aires, Argentina
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Instituto de Biologia y Medicina Experimental, Obligado 2490, 1428 Buenos Aires, Argentina. Tel.: +541147832869x219; fax: +541147862564.
    • ,
  • Juan Beauquis

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Neuroendocrine Biochemistry, Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental, 1428 Buenos Aires, Argentina
    • ,
  • Luciana Pietranera

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Neuroendocrine Biochemistry, Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental, 1428 Buenos Aires, Argentina
    • Department of Human Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Buenos Aires, 1033 Buenos Aires, Argentina
    • ,
  • Alejandro F. De Nicola

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Neuroendocrine Biochemistry, Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental, 1428 Buenos Aires, Argentina
    • Department of Human Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Buenos Aires, 1033 Buenos Aires, Argentina

Received 21 October 2006 ,Revised 23 January 2007 ,Accepted 1 February 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2007.02.012

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Volume 32, Issue 5 , Pages 480-492 , June 2007

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